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Sierra Club Opposes Leavitt For EPA Chief
The Sierra Club announced its opposition to the nomination of Governor Mike Leavitt for EPA Administrator because of his anti-environmental record as Governor of Utah.
Bush Nominates New EPA Chief
President Bush has selected Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) to head the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Suburbs Conduct Study to Curb Airport Expansion
Three suburbs that would be affected by the expansion of O'Hare Airport in Chicago, will weigh the feasibility of privately developing a major airport in another location.
Ghost Parking Lot Will Rest In Peace
A famous public art installation, endearing to some, an eyesore to others, will be removed after provoking a variety of reactions for 25 years.
Doubting Economic Development In Flint
Is Flint's economic development manager a savior or a sham? Economic development success can be hard to measure.
Segway Fine For Factories But Not For Cities
A famed inventor tests the Segway and, though impressed with the electric scooter, says that it is not suitable for sidewalks.
Hotel Developers Get A Boost In Boston
Boston will create a general fund for hotel financing to jump-start economic development in the City.
Aging Society Alters Transportation Landscape
America's aging population will exacerbate existing transportation problems while requiring new approaches to meet changing needs. Pushing beyond the stereotypes of elderly mobility, this analysis looks at a host of emerging issues and pro
Selling Out Public Spaces
Ralph Nader says that public space, universal community services and their historic traditions which bind our nation together are all under assault.
Top 10 Popular States For Retirees
Census Bureau report highlights some interesting trends about where retirees moving to.
Planning Is A Tool, Not A Goal
The thrust of contemporary urban planning might make sense if we were bees or ants. But we aren't, writes Wendell Cox.
Preemptive War On Sprawl
In a city rated as one of the nation's best places to live, a proposed plan asks voters for money to fight sprawl.
Keeping Wal-Marts Out Of The City
Organized labor is working to block the development of a Wal-Mart supercenter in Chicago.
Another Dimension Of The Housing Challenge
A study that focuses on squatters living in public housing units slated for demolition, foregrounds the imminent threat of homelessness and the need for affordable supportive housing in Chicago.
Post 9/11 Plan Will Fund Neighborhood Improvements
HUD will provide $156 million to fund open space and design improvements, as well as economic development, in Lower Manhattan.
How Older Americans Will Get Around
A recent study shows that a majority of the population of Americans over age 65, will live in suburban settings and be increasingly dependent on cars to get around.
An Unusual Park
Conservationists want to turn New York City's abandoned High Line into a 1.5 mile long elevated park with amazing views.
Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Systems
A new TRP report on the state of the practice, capabilities, agencyexperience, cost, and bus rider reactions to real-time bus arrivalinformation systems.
Small Town Goes Into A Hippo Frenzy
An enthusiastic mayor and embarrassed city officials are at odds over the presence of dressed-up concrete hippos in Hutto, TX.
Will Voters Get To Vote On Development?
Florida considers a proposal to put development to a vote and give voters control over planning issues.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
